The Sea and Its Living Wonders A Popular Account of the Marvels of the Deep and of the Progress of Martime Discovery from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

CHAPTER V.

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OCEAN CURRENTS.

Causes of the Oceanic Currents.--The Equatorial Stream.--The Gulf Stream.--Its Influence on the Climate of the West European Coasts. --The Cold Peruvian Stream.--The Japanese Stream 54